THE schools of Scotland's largest local authority are home to a variety of races, creeds and cultures, and are testament to a truly multicultural society.
Many of these same educational institutions across Glasgow are experiencing a dramatic rise in racist violence and abuse with some young pupils subjected to a daily torrent of abuse and, in some cases, physical attacks just because of the colour of their skins.
But a leading councillor argued that the figures, unveiled in a report to the council's education services committee and showing the trend of increased racism in schools, are actually cause for celebration, and show that the city has tackled racial harassment head on.
Hanzala Malik, development and regeneration convener, said: "We have got to realise that 40 new communities have come to Scotland in the last two years and the country's cultural diversity has increased.
"The council has been very good at informing people about their rights and ensuring that they do not feel isolated but can come forward (to report racism).
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Those of us - myself, silky, I think Greebo noted it as well - those of us who noticed the sudden appearance in Glasgow over the past two or three years of loads of previously rarely seen blacks etc - we were not imagining it - we were right - there it is above - confirmed.

Those of us - myself, silky, I think Greebo noted it as well - those of us who noticed the sudden appearance in Glasgow over the past two or three years of loads of previously rarely seen blacks etc - we were not imagining it - we were right - there it is above - confirmed.

The same is happening everywhere. In previously white areas of Bristol they've been turning up almost overnight. There's one part of Bristol I'm familiar with that I travel through often and I've noticed this muslim women pop-up. I see three or four every time. They look so out of place. It all seems so shrouded in secrecy until they tell us at a later date - "we're so multicultural now that 20 million immigrants have been let in - oh, didn't we tell you before?"